Coin packaging bank



July 17, 1962 Filed Oct. 20, 1960 L. W. ROBICHAUD COIN PACKAGING BANK 2 Sheets-Sheet l IIYVENTOR. LEWIS W. lZosmuAuD ZZMM/m ATTOE/VEYS July 17, 1962 L. w. ROBICHAUD 3,044,232

com PACKAGING BANK Filed 001;. 20, 1960 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR. LE-WIQ Robiamub Mad/w ATTORNEYS United States Patent 3,044,232 (IOIN PACKAGING BANK Lewis W. Robichaud, 1163 E. 77th Terrace, Kansas City 31, Mo. Filed Oct. 20, 1960, Ser. No. 63,882 3 Claims. (Cl. 53254) mining when a given quantity have been accumulated and facilitating the closing or crimping of the ends of the wrapper without danger of spilling or loss of coins; to provide such a bank including a holder within which a tubular wrapper may be readily inserted and held with a removable closure on said holder having a coin insertion opening arranged whereby coins are accumulated in a stack in said tubular wrapper with the holder refusing additional coins after a predetermined number have been accumulated therein; to provide such a structure wherein the accumulated stack of coins has ends spaced from the ends of the wrapper when a required predetermined number is accumulated and removal of the closure exposes one end of the wrapper for crimping; to'p-rovide such a bank with a containing body in the form of a figure or ornamental contour adapted to receive and support said holder with the closure thereof exposed; to provide such a bank wherein the closure forms a portion of the figure and the holder is removable therefrom; and to provide a coin bank and packaging device of simple construction that is economical to manufacture and in which the coins are banked in a coin wrapper with positive indication as to when a predetermined quantity has been accumulated therein.

Other objects and advantages of this invention will become apparent from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein are set forth by way of illustration and example certain embodiments of this invention.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the combined coin bank and packaging device and body or container with portions broken away to illustrate the arrangement of the parts thereof.

FIG. 2 is a vertical sectional view through the coin packaging bank, with a stack of coins therein.

FIG. 3 is a vertical sectional view through the upper portion of the coin packaging ban-k with the last coin of a predetermined quantity positioned therein.

FIG. 4 is a plan view of the coin packaging bank showing the coin insertion slot.

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the bank holder with the closure removed and the wrapper partially crimped on the exposed end. FIG. 6' is a fragmentary disassembled perspective view of the holder and the partially crimped coin-conraining wrapper removed therefrom.

Referring more in detail to the drawings:

As herein illustrated, the coin packaging bank has a body with a cylindrical bore having a diameter to receive a tubular coin wrapper of standard size to receive coins of a predetermined denomination. The holder is closed at one end with a portion extending into the adjacent end of the wrapper to support a stack of coins with the lowermost in spaced relation to the lower end of the wrapper and the other end of the holder is closed by removable closure having a coin insert slot arranged whereby the last of a predetermined quantity of coins will be held in the slot with its lower end resting on the stack and, on removal of the closure, said last coin will enter the wrapper and the end thereof may be crimped, and then on inversion of the holder the coin-containing wrapper may be removed from the holder and the other end crimped to provide a completely wrapped predetermined number of coins, the holder being adapted to be positioned in ornate or figure type containers in fixed or removable relation thereto.

In the structure illustrated, the coin packaging bank include-s a holder 1 having a removable closure 2, the holder being positioned in a container 3 in the form of a figure of a bear wherein the closure 2 forms a hat for the bear. it is to be understood, however, the container 3 may have any suitable configuration to make an attractive structure While the holder 2 may be fixed in the container 3, in the illustrated structure the lower end or base 4 of the holder-is removably received and supported in a cup-shaped recess or socket 5 having outwardly flared portions 6 adjacent the opening 7 to facilitate insertion of the holder into the recess. The cupshaped recess is preferably in a support member 8 upstanding from the bottom 9 of the container or FIG- URE 3, with the bottom 10 of the recess positioned whereby the upper end portion 11 of the holder is adjacent the upper end 12 of the container. The closure 2 is preferably positioned on the holder with a portion extending exteriorly of the container and arranged to contribute to the design and appearance thereof.

The container 3 preferably has an opening =13 at its upper end of suitable size for insertion and removal of the closure and also the holder, if desired. The holder 1 may have any suitable exterior configuration, but preferably is cylindrical, as illustrated, and has a cylindrical bore 14 extending axially therein from the open upper end 11 and of suitable diameter to removably receive a standard tubular wrapper 15 adapted to receive therein a predetermined quantity of coins of a predetermined denomination, for example, in a penny bank the wrapper 15 would be a standard wrapper adapted to receive 50 pennies therein and be of suitable length whereby the ends could be crimped over the stack of pennies. The bank obviously may be of suitable size and shape to receive standard coin wrappers for banking nickels, dimes, quarters or coins of any other denomination, the wrapper 15 having a bore 16 extending therethrough wherein coins of the corresponding denomination will move therein and assume a proper position transversely thereof, as illustrated in FIG. 2. The bore 14 terminates in an end 17 adapted to be engaged by the lower end of the wrapper 15, the holder having a post 18 extending upwardly from the end 17 of the bore 14 whereby said post extends into the lower end of the tubular wrapper and terminates in a face 19 to define the lower end of the coin receiving space of the bank. The post 18 has sides 20 spaced inwardly of the wall 21 of the holder to provide suitable clearance for easy insertion of the lower end of the wrapper between the post and the inner surface of said wall which defines the bore 14. It is preferable that the holder be of such length from the face 19 of the post whereby the upper end 11 terminates approximately at the height of a stack of a predetermined quantity of coins as, for example, 50 pennies, and the height of the post 18 from the end 17 of the bore is preferably such that the upper end 22 of the tubular wrapper extends upwardly from the end 11 of the hold er to provide a suitable extending length for crimping over the end of a stack of coins positioned in the tubular wrapper, said upwardly extending portion of the 3 V wrapper being similar in length to that between the end 17 of the bore 14 and the face 19 of the post.

The closure 2 has a top wall 23- and depending side walls 24-,and is adapted to'be removably secured on the holder 1 to enclose the upperend of the tubular wrapper, as illustrated in FIG. 2, whereby said wall 23 has a'coinreceiving slot 25 for insertion of coins into the tubular wrapper 15, the wall 23 and coin-receiving slot 25 being so positioned and shaped that in accumulating a predetermined quantity of coins in the wrapperas, for example, in a penny hank, the 49th penny will drop into the interior of the wrapper and the 50th penny will have its lower end rest on the upper surface of the 49th penny and with the upper end of the 50th penny supported in the slot 25, as illustrated in FIG. 3, thereby providing an indication that the predetermined quantity of the coins have been accumulated. In the illustrated structure, the accurate positioning of the wall 23 and slot 25 is facilitated by the holder having an annular portion 26 forming an upwardly facing shoulder 27 for engagement byrthe lower end 28 of the wall 24 of the closure 2. The closure and holder are provided with interengaging securing .means for the closure which, in the illustrat'ed structure, consists of lugs 29 extending inwardly from the Wall 24 32 whereby the closure forms a structure having the appearance of a hat for the figure of the bear of the illustrated container 3. The slot 25 is spaced to one side of the axis of the holder and is of suitable length to receive and pass the coin of the denomination the bank is designed to receive. Also, the slot 25 is preferably angled through the wall 23 whereby the plane of the side walls of the slot extend toward the axis and form an angle of between 55 and 60 degrees with the plane normal to the axis whereby the last coin of a predetermined quantity to be accumulated in thestack will be held substantially at an angle of 55 to 60 degrees with the 49th coin in the stack, as illustrated in FIG. 3. The side 33: of the slot 25 remote from the axis of the holder has its center portion cut away as at 34, and the portion extending downwardly therefrom iscut away or relieved as at 35 to provide clearance whereby the 49th penny of a penny bank may move downwardly through the slot with the upper edge passing the relieved portion as illustrated in the broken lines in FIG. 2, but the-height of the 49th penny is such that the SOthpenny will engage spaced points 36 on the side 33 ofthe slot 25 and thereby be prevented from tiltiug and passing through the slot. This is an indication that the bank is full and, upon turning of the closure and lifting thereof from the holder, the 50th penny will drop into the wrapper into a position for completing the packaging of the stack of coins.

In using a structure constructed and assembled as described, the closure 2 is removed from the holder and a tubular wrapper is inserted through the open upper end (if the holder into the bore thereof and moved downwardly until the lower end of the wrapper engages the end 17 of the bore of the holder. The holder closure 2 is then applied to the upper end ofthe holder and moved thereon to engage the lugs 29 with the groove portion 31 to secure the closure in place. The bank is then in condition to receive coins. As coins are inserted into the slot 25, they drop through the interior of thetubular wrapper with the lowermost coin resting on the face 19 of the post 18. The coins continue to accumulate into a stack as they are inserted, with the 49th coin of a penny bank dropping into place and the 50th coin remaining in the slot, as illustrated in FIG. 3. The closure 2 is then 7 removed from the holder and during such removal the coin in the slot drops into the wrapper. The upper end of the wrapper is then crimped over the stack of coins therein, as illustrated in FIG. 5. Then the bank is inverted whereby the wrapper with the coins therein will slide from the bore 14- f 'the holder and then the other end of the wrapper is crimped over the stack of coins, as illustrated in FIG. 6. A new wrapper is then placed in the holder and the closure applied to again condition the bank for receiving another quantity of coins.

It is believed obvious that this structure provides "ease of packaging accumulated coins without moving coins from a collector into a wrapper or otherwise handling the coins after they are arranged in the stack, thereby substantially eliminating any possibility of spilling or loss of coins. This structure also provides for accumulating the coins in the wrapper substantially in proper position for crimping the ends of the Wrapper Without any subsequent moving of the wrapper relative to an accumulated stack of coins or other manipulations which might disturb or disarrange the coins in the stack.

It is to be understood that while I have illustrated and described one form of my invention, it is not to be limited to the specific form or arrangement of parts herein described and shown except insofar as such limitations are included in the claims.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A coin packaging bank comprising, a holder having a bore for removably receiving a tubular coin Wrapper adapted to contain a quantity of coins of a given denomination, means extending into one end of a wrapper positioned in the bore of the holder to define an end of a coin-receiving space therein spaced from the adjacent end of the wrapper a distance substantially equalling that portion of the wrapper for crimping at the end of a 7 given quantity of coins therein, and closure means at the other end of the. holder for covering said other end of the wrapper, said closure means having a slot communicating with the interior of the wrapper for insertion of coins therein, said closure means and the slot therein being positioned in spaced relation to the means extending into said one end of the wrapper whereby next to the last coin of a given quantity to be accumulated in the wrapper will enter therein and the last coin'of said' given quantity will engage said next to the last coin and the closure member block the slot and to indicate that said given quantity has been accumulated, saidlast coin entering the wrapper upon removal of said closure, said other end of the holder terminating in spaced relation to the other end of the wrapper and the closure member being removable whereby saidothe'r end of the wrapper may be crimped and the holder inverted for removal of the wrapper with the coins therein for crimping of the other end of the wrapper.

2. A coin packaging bank comprising, a holder having a base with an upstanding tubular portion thereon, said tubular portion having a bore with a closed end and an open end and being of suitable cross-sectional diameter to removablyreceive a tubular coin wrapper adapted to contain a quantity of coins of a'given denomination, said tubular portion being of a length that said wrappertherein and with one end engaging the closed end of the bore will have the other end extending from the open end of the bore, means centrally of said bore and extending from the closed end thereof a length substantially equalling that portion of the wrapper for crimping at the end of a given quantity of coins therein, a removable closure member for the open end of said holder, and means removably securing the closure member on the holder whereby said closure member encloses the extending end of the wrapper positioned in the holder, said closure member having an end wall positioned adjacent said extending end of said wrapper with a slot in said wall for insertion of coins into said Wrapper, said slot being at one side of and at an angle to the axis of the wrapper and spaced from said means extending into the wrapper whereby the last coin of a given quantity to be accumulated in a stack in the wrapper will block the slot and prevent insertion of additional coins, said last coin moving onto the stack upon removal of the closure member whereby the extending end of said wrapper may be crimped over the adjacent end of the given quantity of coins,

3. A coin packaging bank comprising, a holder having a base with an upstanding tubular portion thereon, said tubular portion having a bore with a closed end and an open end and being of suitable cross-sectional diameter to removably receive a tubular coin wrapper adapted to contain a quantity of coins of a given denomination, said tubular portion being of a length that said Wrapper therein and with one end engaging the closed end of the bore will have the other end extending from the open end of the bore, a post centrally of said bore and extending from the closed end thereof a length substantially equalling that portion of the wrapper for crimping at the end of a given quantity of coins therein, a removable closure member for the open end of said holder, interengaging means on the closure member and holder for removably securing the closure member on the holder whereby said closure member encloses the extending end of the wrapper positioned. in the holder, said closure member having an end wall positioned adjacent said extending end of said wrapper with a slot in said Wall for insertion of coins into said Wrapper, said slot being at one side of and at an angle to the axis of the wrapper and spaced from the post whereby the last coin of a given quantity accumulated in the wrapper will prevent insertion of additional coins and upon removal of the closure member the extending end of said Wrapper may be crim-ped over the adjacent end of the given quantity of coins, a hollow housing having an opening providing access to the interior thereof, and means in said housing for removably receiving the holder base for supporting 1 said holder in the housing with a portion extending through the opening therein whereby the closure memher is exposed exteriorly of the housing.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,274,615 Sherwood Aug. 6, 1918 2,150,473 Wagner Mar. 14,1939 2,436,604 Roberts Feb. 24, 1948 2,523,089 Block Sept. 19, 1950 

